It’s almost lunch…so its a good time to check your winter emergency preparedness kit for these 2 important items
Lunch time learning…just cause I like you.
For more information, check out
http://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit
@rusnivek
Say hello to my little friend…
…his name is Deep Fried Turkey #DFT2013
Boom – SUCCESS!
Much to the dismay of my fellow Firefighters, Emergency Management Professionals, Paramedics, EMTs, and Police Officers – I didn’t burn my house down.
But it IS time to chow down with the family.
Hope these tweets and posts have helped you out in your turkey adventures today.
Remember:
Note: For cleanup? I’m going to let the oil cool down for about 6 hours. And regardless if there is no fire, I’m still keeping my extinguisher on the ready.
Keep all of these safety tips handy as you finish your bird this joyous holiday season.
I have much to be thankful for…like you folks as well as my solid family and friends.
Enjoy your evening everyone!
@rusnivek
Ready for rapid turkey extraction #DFT2013
Boots, pants, coat, helmet, gloves on.
Slowly pull out…..SLOWLY!
OMFG, either this is going to go well, or really bad.
Wish me luck.
@rusnivek
Pretty smokey here….but it smells delicious!
Looking good so far! But still, worried about a gigantic fireball here at #DFT2013
Hot oil will burn you!
Seriously, take FULL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS when checking your deep fried turkey.
@rusnivek
Time to check my deep fried turkey…. Full safety precautions being used #DFT2013
@rusnivek
And of course you measured your turkey with water and IN the pot before you started heating up the oil right?
Checking your bird’s volume BEFORE you dunk it into bubbling hot oil is a smart move.
If you haven’t, here’s a few easy steps that only take 60 seconds:
Easy right?
If you did NOT measure your oil prior to frying, your pot could overflow…and this could happen to you
Don’t be crispy this Thanksgiving!
@rusnivek
Also, take a look inside your bird too.
Remove all plastic and extra giblets from inside the bird.
Cause no one likes fried plastic…
Don’t get the bird from your guests tonight…check your bird again.
@rusnivek
More checks this AM.
OMG-look what I almost forgot to pull out
It would have been disastrous if I had dropped the bird in with this plastic pop top still in.
Double check your birds BEFORE you put it in the oven or deep fryer.
Reporting live from #DFT2013
@rusnivek
So I got a list that I have printed up for ready reference.
(Although a gigantic fireball would be pretty cool)
MABAS Box alarm, reported working residential structure fire…
I better not screw this up.
@rusnivek
Wait a second….who deep fries a turkey IN the garage?!?!?!
C’mon!
As a firefighter, an easy 1 3/4 line blasting away would be good.
Maybe attack crews should blast these guys too.
@rusnivek
Where is @rusnivek? 